CICA non-governmental forum had its first annual session in 2015 in Beijing and it continues to 29.
According to spokesperson Geng Shuang, nearly 300 delegations from CICA member countries, observers, think tanks, social groups and media will attend the forum, to discuss common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security in Asia, as well as the Belt and Road construction.
Besides a plenary session, there will be 8 round table meetings covering topics like cyberspace security, anti-terror cooperation, climate change and the implementation of United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Geng said.
China now holds the CICA presidency.
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